Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Advanced Permissions Based on Post Count

Info:

This product allows you to set permissions based on user’s post count for:
-viewing forum (threads listing),
-viewing threads content,
-creating new threads,
-replying to threads,
-viewing attachments,
-Viewing/Posting links/images and e-mail addresses,
-adding links to signatures
-voting on polls,
-sending private messages,
-sending e-mails,
-posting Visitor messages
-viewing Albums
-creating new Albums
-posting Picture comments
-viewing Social Groups
-creating new Social Groups
-posting Group messages

This will disallow members with no permissions to view forums/threads/posts/links through normal view, printthread, search, archive, thread preview. Note that you can set Forum/Thread Permissions for each forum/sub-forum separately. Screenshot shows additional options in Forum Manager and error messages shown to user when trying to view restricted area.

How it works and why it's better than vB Promotions system?!
Forum is shown on forumhome but with "Locked" icon and if you have no needed post count you'll get "no permission" error message. When you set this via vB Promotions system forum is hidden on forumhome and you must create additional usergroup to make all this working. When user collect needed amount of posts he will be able to access protected forum immediately. When you set this via vB Promotions system then user must wait until Promotions task is executed ... then he will be able to access protected forum. How much time user must wait it depends on settings in AdminCP/Scheduled Tasks... and if you set this to run every minute it pushes your server. If you set it to 2 or more minutes then user must wait more and more... and nobody like it.

Installation:
Import XML file (as product) through AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Versions:
v1.0 - Sep 16.2005.
-First release
v4.4 - Jun 19. 2008.
-Latest 3.x version
v5.0 - Jan 23. 2010.
-Updated for vBulletin 4.x
-Option to hide or not "Last post info"
-Minor bugs fixed...
-Mod prefix (Cyb) changed to 'VSa'
v5.1 - May 02. 2010.
-Fixed: LPI hidden for excluded groups
-Fixed: Upgrade errors (vB3.x to vB4.x)
-Fixed: Some PHP errors, and minor bugs
v5.2 - May 26. 2012.
-New: Permissions applied to What's New/Activity streams
-New: Permissions applied to subscription logs in member profiles
-New: Warnings in messages replaced by "Hidden Content" where you get more info on click
-New: Disallow links/emails in signatures
-New: Disallow voting on polls
-Fixed: Threads visible in Search results
-Fixed: Links visible in post search results
-Fixed: Links visible in subscription emails
-Fixed: SendPM possible via BCC
-Fixed: PHP 5.3 errors
-Fixed: Style issues on "set all forums" page
-Fixed: Signature perminfo errors
-Fixed: Forum locks
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v5.2.1 - Jun 02. 2012.
-Minor bug fixed (submit form error phrase)

[addamroy]

What happens to my existing usergroup permissions and promotions if I install this mod??

I see many of the options are the same as the default permissions in vbulletin, so will this product automatically take my current settings by default?

I've got an active forum with private areas and several different promotions that must continue working as they are.

Can you tell me what happens to my existing usergroup permissions and promotions when I install this?

[Valter]

Your usergroup/permission settings will be untouched.

This is only addition to standard forum features, all based on user post counts.

[tpearl5]

Originally Posted by tpearl5

Has anyone modified this to only restrict downloading attachments in specific forums?

Valter, if I make a $50 donation will you consider adding this feature and updating for that latest version of vBulletin?

[tpearl5]

FYI, this mod was causing a depricated message in PHP for me (since I'm running php 5.3):

Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/site/public_html/includes/class_postbit.php(340) : eval()'d code on line 65

If you really want to get rid of this the ereg's in "VSa - APBOUPC - P2 (PB)" plugin needs to be replaced with preg_match. Since it's not an error I haven't changed things over yet.

[Virus81]

nice mod. thank you

[HHelp1]

SWEET MAN!this is what im looking for !

[Scyther]

One of my most loved Mods..

Downloaded, Marked installed and Nomination for MOTM!!

Good luck!

[rafiul]

Originally Posted by tpearl5

FYI, this mod was causing a depricated message in PHP for me (since I'm running php 5.3):

Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/site/public_html/includes/class_postbit.php(340) : eval()'d code on line 65

If you really want to get rid of this the ereg's in "VSa - APBOUPC - P2 (PB)" plugin needs to be replaced with preg_match. Since it's not an error I haven't changed things over yet.

How to fix this problem ? can you please describe how to get rid of this error.?

[rafiul]

I have solved the erorr. You have to replace "ereg" with "preg_match" in "VSa - APBOUPC - P2 (PB)" plugin . Here is an example-

if ( ereg( "bmp|gif|jpg|png", $file )

// can become

if ( preg_match( "/(bmp|gif|jpg|png)/i", $file )

[Carpesimia]

Ok, I have a new issue with this.

I seems that with this plugin enabled, I am unable to SOFT DELETE posts. Not threads, just posts. Perm Deletes work fine.

A little more info. When I do a soft delete, i get a FATAL ERROR message. I traced it to into the editpost.php, and near the bottom it passes the $foruminfo array into the DM class in order to decrement the reply_count by one. When it makes the call to the method "set_existing()", the fatal error occurs, that the value passed is not an array.

Disabling the plugin makes the error go away.

For grins, I added a line of code:

"$foruminfo = fetch_foruminfo($threadinfo['forumid'], false);"

right before the line that is crashing. This fixes the issue also.

But, something in the plugin is killing the $foruminfo array which is filled at the beginning of editpost.php and changed in one of the hooks this plugin is using.

I may research more, I may not. Ive been staring at this code for 8 hours now, which is how i found this much so far.

Anyone else have a similar issue?